diff --git a/plugins/z/z.plugin.zsh b/plugins/z/z.plugin.zsh
index f31ccd576..c970fd585 100644
--- a/plugins/z/z.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/z/z.plugin.zsh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-if [ -f `brew --prefix`/etc/profile.d/z.sh ]; then
-  . `brew --prefix`/etc/profile.d/z.sh
-  function precmd () {
-    z --add "$(pwd -P)"
-  }
+if [ $( which brew ) ]; then 
+	if [ -f `brew --prefix`/etc/profile.d/z.sh ]; then
+	  . `brew --prefix`/etc/profile.d/z.sh
+	  function precmd () {
+		z --add "$(pwd -P)"
+	  }
+	fi
 fi